2:04 PM,
Jan. 5, 2013

Oahu's Duke Kahanamoku Beach, expected to be named the best of 2013, is rarely crowded.

Written by

Gary A. Warner
Orange County Register

I have seen the future and it is hot, wet, sandy, and you can get one of those funny-colored drinks with a paper umbrella on top.

I took a swim recently at Duke Kahanamoku Beach on Oahu in Hawaii. It will be the Best Beach of 2013, according to the popular Dr. Beach best beaches contest that will come out around Memorial Day.

Officially, the 2013 winner is a closely guarded secret, with wire services, newspapers, radio and TV stations and (less consistently) websites promising to adhere to a strict embargo on revealing the winner early. ...